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News November 19, 2022

Wait, what? IQ² is actually going to deliver something?

There is no version of reality in which I expected to find an email from IQ² indicating that they still exist, and are starting production for the power meter pedal* that I backed 4 years ago (?). NGL, it’s been so long since the last update, I just assumed that they had gone bankrupt so quickly that the lights got turned off before anyone could setup a dead-man’s switch. This is awesome…

News May 17, 2020

Well, that’s promising!

I guess, perhaps, I was too harsh in my last post about iQ², because it looks like they are actually ramping up production of both their single, and double, sided power meter pedals. Currently they are making “hundreds” with plans to hit “thousands” a week “soon after”. That’s great news. Still think it’s odd that they only supplied a single-sided sample to DCR… As you know, we’re currently scaling up production so…

News May 5, 2020

Left side only!!! WTF

I mentioned that I had some concerns around iQ² making a big deal about shipping a one set of pedals to DC Rainmaker, but it turns out that it’s much worse than I thought. They actually only shipped a single sided power meter. Yeah, two years in, and they can only do single-sided power. SMH… Anyway, as he does, Ray digs into the pros, cons, and other in this first-look.…

News April 13, 2020

iQ² – Vapor no more

By my recollection, it’s about 18 months late, but iQ² has actually delivered a mass-produced power meter pedal. To one person, and wait-for-it, a second one later this week! IKR! Exciting news! Kidding aside, this is actually good tepid news. On one hand it’s great that they have the confidence to send a “final” sample out to reviewers, but on the other, if this really is final hardware, why isn’t everyone who…

News February 22, 2020

IQ² MTB Should, maybe, come in June/July 2020

Not quite two years ago, IQ² got enough people to back the [incredibly innovative, but alas, not sound from an engineering perspective] power meter dongle (?) designed to sit agnosticlly between the pedal and the crank. As a SPD rider, yes, even on the road, this seemed the perfect place to measure power; without the drawbacks of putting the power meter in a consumable pedal. Oh, and the price was perfect. Unfortunately,…

News May 3, 2019

iQsquare Pivots to Pedals

Measuring power between the pedal and the crank was a massive feature of the iQsquare power meter. Combining this with the flexibility to swap in whatever pedal you like, it offered a unique value proposition, irrespective of its incredibly low [relative] price. Unfortunately, it appears that physics has intervened, complicating things to the point where they have decided to make a pedal instead. One, Look Keo compatible, for road, and the world’s…